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I have a confession. Allen Isaac and Edie Gross are the reason I am sitting in this seat today.

In November 2019 they hosted me at a Shabbaton where Rabbi Burg, Aish's CEO, was the keynote speaker. The rest, as they say, is history. They didn't just introduce me to Aish. They opened my eyes to a global movement for Jewish learning, connection, and continuity, far beyond local branches and a website called Aish.com. That weekend changed everything.

For decades Isaac and Edie have been architectural pillars of the Aish family, investing their hearts, their home, and their family into the future of the Jewish people. Rabbi Noah Weinberg zt"l was a treasured guest in their home for many years, and that connection lives on today through their sponsorship of his seminal works and their instrumental role in advancing the vision of Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits as Rosh Yeshiva of Aish.

When Edie participated in Aish Ignite alongside their daughter Zahava, she didn't just appreciate the experience. She chose to fuel it, hosting this year's Aish Ignite Garden Lunch & Learn in her home, bringing together close to 100 women from across New York and New Jersey for an afternoon of elegance, warmth, and inspiration, featuring a powerful lecture from Rabbi Daniel Rowe.

Most recently they celebrated fifty years of marriage on the rooftop of the Dan and Hytman Family Aish World Center, surrounded by their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and Aish family, overlooking the Temple Mount. Fifty years. At the epicenter of the Jewish world. Watching the generations they built thrive in the place they helped build.

We are so proud to call Isaac and Edie our partners, our pillars, and our family.

— Jamie Geller, Aish Global Spokesperson

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The evening of the Aish Legacy Summit 2026 was held at a breathtaking home on Indian Creek Island in Miami. But as I said that night, the home can’t hold a candle to the family that lives within its walls.

Bob and Michelle Diener are that family.

For over 25 years they have been pillars of Aish, and their hospitality is not just about opening their home. It is about opening their hearts. Every single time. To every single person in the room.

Their impact spans Aish.com, our Live Chat team that answers questions from Jews around the world at every hour of the day and night, and the Diener Terrace at the Dan Family Aish World Center in Jerusalem. I call it the Diener Terrace of Love, because it is the most popular place in the Old City to get engaged.

Bob has also been a close mentor and strategic advisor on Aish’s digital strategy, programs, and initiatives for decades.

When people ask what it means to be an Aish partner, I think about Bob and Michelle. It means showing up. It means giving your resources, your wisdom, your home, and your heart. It means making every person who walks through your door feel like the most important person in the room.

That is the Diener way. And the Jewish world is better for it.
We are so proud to call Bob and Michelle our partners, our pillars, and our family.💙
- Aish Global Spokesperson,

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Shabbat shalom💙

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Shabbat shalom!💙

CEO Rabbi Steven Burg, Executive Vice President Rabbi Meyer May, and Chief Communications Officer & Global Spokesperson Jamie Geller were honored to represent Aish as part of a special delegation at the official signing ceremony marking the allocation of land for the future home of the U.S. Embassy Complex in Jerusalem, the eternal capital of Israel. The ceremony took place at Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Aish delegation joined Ambassador Mike Huckabee, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion for this meaningful occasion.

We are grateful for the opportunity to be present at moments that strengthen the enduring partnership between the United States and Israel.